PM Modi to visit Kerala on Tuesday; to inaugurate Kollam bypass on NH-66

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kollam and
Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala tomorrow on January 15, 2019.

In Kollam, Prime Minister will inaugurate Kollam bypass on
NH-66. It is a 13 km long 2 lane bypass,
with a project cost of Rs. 352 crore. It includes 3 major bridges over the
Ashtamudi Lake, having a total length of 1540 metres. This project will reduce
travel time between Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram, and will also decongest
traffic in Kollam town.

In Thiruvananthapuram, PM Narendra Modi will visit the
Padmanabhaswamy Temple. He is likely to unveil a plaque to mark the launch of
some visitor facilities.

This will be the third official visit of the Prime Minister
to Kollam. His first visit to the city was in December 2015, when he unveiled
the statue of R. Sankar. Subsequently,
the Prime Minister visited Kollam in April 2016, hours after the fire tragedy.

The state of Kerala had 1782 km of National Highways till
May 2018. This length has gone up to more than 2280 km including the in
principal NH. Some of the landmark ongoing National Highways projects in the
state include the Thiruvananthapuram Bypass, Thalassery-Mahe Bypass, Kuthiran
Tunnel along Wadakkanchery –Thrissur section of NH-544, Alappuzha bypass on
NH66. These projects, on completion, will create new socio- economic
opportunities for the people and boost trade and tourism in this region.